Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Harper
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
But two grounds are relied upon for a reversal of the judgment: First, because the court denied defendant’s motion to exclude one of the jurors from the panel after the trial had begun; and second, because the first instruction given for the plaintiff is erroneous.
During the trial, one of the jurors undertook to examine a witness, and asked him a number of questions, which were answered by the witness. Counsel for defendant, claiming that the examination conducted by the juror disclosed the fact that he was prejudiced against the defendant, entered a motion to exclude the juror…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. YandoIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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